Robust Motion Planning of the Powered Descent of a Space Vehicle

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Abstract

The motion planning of powered descent problems has often been treated in the deterministic optimal control framework, which provides efficient theoretical and numerical tools. However, future applications require robustness, usually obtained by introducing stochastic components in the dynamics to model uncertainties. After stating the robust motion planning problem, this paper proposes a deterministic approximation which avoids the computational difficulties of stochastic optimal control. The approach consists of guiding the mean while reducing the covariance, the dynamics of these two quantities being approximated thanks to statistical linearization. In addition, since feedback control is necessary to control covariance, two techniques are provided to deal with actuator limits when the control is stochastic.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIFAC-PapersOnLine
EditorsHideaki Ishii, Yoshio Ebihara, Jun-ichi Imura, Masaki Yamakita
PublisherElsevier B.V.
Pages2001-2006
Number of pages6
Edition2
ISBN (Electronic)9781713872344
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2023
Event22nd IFAC World Congress - Yokohama, Japan
Duration: 9 Jul 202314 Jul 2023

Publication series

NameIFAC-PapersOnLine
Number2
Volume56
ISSN (Electronic)2405-8963

Conference

Conference22nd IFAC World Congress
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityYokohama
Period9/07/2314/07/23

Keywords

  • Aerospace
  • Control of constrained systems
  • Robust Control
  • Trajectory and Path Planning

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